PBP: MLS 2020 Season Week 1 Game Thread [R]

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by jaykoz3, Feb 23, 2020.

  1. jaykoz3

    jaykoz3 Member+

    Dec 25, 2010
    Conshohocken, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wow, where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday Seattle was lifting the cup and capping off the 2019 season. The 2020 season looks set to be one of the most competitive in league history. The league also welcome two new entrants as well in Miami and Nashville respectively.

    So many questions. Will Chicharito take MLS by storm? Will FC Cincinnati be competent (not looking good thus far....)? Will Vancouver show improvement? Can TFC's stars fight off father time? Will the rebrand and move to Soldier Field start to resuscitate the Chicago Fire? Can the Philadelphia Union follow up and possibly improve on their 2019 season? Will Orlando City actually follow through with their rebuild this time?Which of the new head coaches will have the most success this season? Can the Crew continue their momentum since ridding themselves of PSV? So.Many.Questions! And these are just scratching the surface!

    On to business shall we? As always, game times are eastern. National TV games are listed as such, all other games can be streamed via ESPN+. Remember, this is a NEUTRAL thread. In other words, keep all rivalry shenanigans out of here.

    Saturday, February 29

    DCU vs COL 1:00PM
    MTL vs NER 3:00PM
    HOU vs LAG 3:30PM UniVision / Twitter
    SJE vs TFC 5:30PM
    FCD vs PHL 6:00PM
    ORL vs RSL 6:00PM
    NSH vs ATL 8:00PM FOX
    VAN vs SKC 10:30PM

    Sunday, March 1

    CBS vs NYC 12:30PM
    NYR vs FCC 1:00PM
    SEA vs CHI 3:00PM ESPN
    LAX vs MIA 5:30PM ESPN
    POR vs MNU 7:30PM FS1
     
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  2. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    ******** it all.
     
  3. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wait, there are 13 games a week now? Man, I remember when we celebrated having 6.
     
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  4. Doogh

    Doogh Member+

    Oct 5, 2019
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    D.C. United game at home will be cold as b****. 30 degrees high at the start of the match.
     
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  5. mbar

    mbar Member+

    Apr 30, 1999
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    TWENTY SIX teams?

    Yowsers.
     
  6. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I know. I remember when, courtesy of Direct Kick, you could literally watch every match played in the league (which I often did). Now, it would take a special kind of someone to do that.
     
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  7. Bluecat82

    Bluecat82 Member+

    Feb 24, 1999
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Will Inchy use all his subs this week?
     
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  8. TheJoeGreene

    TheJoeGreene Member+

    Aug 19, 2012
    The Lubbock Texas
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    I'm aware this is happening, but I have no idea what to watch. Bennyball doesn't interest me even when it's good, the Texas teams don't seem like they're really trying to win, Chicago's new logo looks like you could flip it horizontal and pretend an autobot is talking to you, Nashville and Miami are different kinds of boring, and it's all so meh at this point. Hopefully something sticks out early in the season to catch my interest.
     
  9. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So, a BigSoccer poster?
     
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  10. ThreeApples

    ThreeApples Member+

    Jul 28, 1999
    Smurf Village
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wait, Miami has a team playing in Ft. Lauderdale now? Man, I remember when Miami had a team playing in Ft. Lauderdale.
     
  11. SccrDon

    SccrDon Member+

    Dec 4, 2001
    Colorado Springs
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Should be playing out here. Forecast for Saturday in CO is 50s
     
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  12. SccrDon

    SccrDon Member+

    Dec 4, 2001
    Colorado Springs
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Everything old is new again
     
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  13. mbar

    mbar Member+

    Apr 30, 1999
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm not sure how you can draw conclusions on any team right now, sight unseen. There always are surprises at the beginning of the season of who has improved a great deal and who has gotten much worse. More in MLS than in most sports.

    Except, of course, surely the Galaxy will disappoint.
     
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  14. SccrDon

    SccrDon Member+

    Dec 4, 2001
    Colorado Springs
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    @sitruc don't need no pre-season. He's in midseason form already
     
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  15. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I can remember when Tampa Bay's team played in Tampa and not Orlando. :D
     
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  16. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So... No Toast thread yet, @Knave??? WTF..
     
  17. Bluecat82

    Bluecat82 Member+

    Feb 24, 1999
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Cincinnati is already toast.
     
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  18. Knave

    Knave Member+

    May 25, 1999
    Y'all haven't yet satisfied the mandatory pre-Toast Thread whining quota.

    I'd like this entire 2020 season to be toast.

    And to hell with 2021 too.

    What really matters is 2022! :thumbsup:
     
  19. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    When we can proclaim Sacramento toast before the season even starts.
     
  20. GunnerJacket

    GunnerJacket Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 18, 2003
    Gainesville, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Hope for me yet!
     
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  21. GunnerJacket

    GunnerJacket Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 18, 2003
    Gainesville, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Just me but I think that's effin' awesome! So many options and storylines available, and I think it gives credence to the league that now there's a value to scoreboard watching.

    Plus it may seem childish or simplistic but I think it will help the league resonate with casual US fans by having the sheer volume on tap. Where once MLS was maybe 1 minute of SportsCenter or an "Other News" filler in the sports pages now it's creeping its way into the regular scene. Now those halftime shows have a lot more other games to talk about. Stuff like that gives the league a little more relatable feel to the traditional US sports fan.
     
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  22. Knave

    Knave Member+

    May 25, 1999
    I promise to start the Toast Thread early that year.

    Maybe.
     
  23. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I say, in preparation for the 2022 season, you start the 2020 season thread now. That way you have a two year run up time on 2022. :)
     
  24. Knave

    Knave Member+

    May 25, 1999
    That's a great suggestion that I will most certainly take under advisement.

    [​IMG]
     
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  25. AlbertCamus

    AlbertCamus Member+

    Colorado Rapids
    Sep 2, 2005
    Colorado, USA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    That's Ok, the Rapids can handle it.
     
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